Submolecular resolution imaging of P3HT: PCBM nanostructured films by atomic force microscopy: implications for organic solar cells

L Liirò-Peluso, J Wrigley, DB Amabilino… - ACS applied nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The efficiency of organic bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells depends greatly on both the
bulk and surface structure of the nanostructured bicontinuous interpenetrating network of …

Improving organic photovoltaic cells by forcing electrode work function well beyond onset of Ohmic transition

C Zhao, CG Tang, ZL Seah, QM Koh, LL Chua… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
As electrode work function rises or falls sufficiently, the organic semiconductor/electrode
contact reaches Fermi-level pinning, and then, few tenths of an electron-volt later, Ohmic …

Aging effects in interface-engineered perovskite solar cells with 2D nanomaterials: A depth profile analysis

Y Busby, A Agresti, S Pescetelli, A Di Carlo, C Noel… - Materials today …, 2018 - Elsevier
The stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is a major factor limiting the market
breakthrough of this technology. To understand the aging effects in PSCs is mandatory to …

Preparation and properties of a novel biodegradable composite hydrogel derived from gelatin/chitosan and polylactic acid as slow-release N fertilizer

W Yuan, S Li, H Guan, S Zhang, Y Zhang, M Zhang… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
To improve the efficient use of nitrogen and decrease the environmental pollution of N
losses, a novel and biodegradable composite hydrogel was prepared by chemical cross …

Friction of metal-matrix self-lubricating composites: Relationships among lubricant content, lubricating film coverage, and friction coefficient

J Xiao, Y Wu, W Zhang, J Chen, C Zhang - Friction, 2020 - Springer
Metal-matrix self-lubricating composites can exhibit excellent tribological properties owing to
the release of solid lubricant from the matrix and the formation of a lubricating film on the …

Visualizing the vertical energetic landscape in organic photovoltaics

V Lami, A Weu, J Zhang, Y Chen, Z Fei, M Heeney… - Joule, 2019 - cell.com
Energy level diagrams in organic electronic devices play a crucial role in device
performance and interpretation of device physics. In the case of organic solar cells, it has …

Quantifying the damage induced by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy depth profiling of organic conjugated polymers

YJ Hofstetter, Y Vaynzof - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2019 - ACS Publications
X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) depth profiling using monatomic Ar+ ion etching
sources is a common technique that allows for the probing of the vertical compositional …

Encapsulation of nanostructures in a dielectric matrix providing optical enhancement in ultrathin solar cells

AJN Oliveira, J de Wild, K Oliveira, BA Valenca… - Solar …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The incorporation of nanostructures in optoelectronic devices for enhancing their optical
performance is widely studied. However, several problems related to the processing …

Vertical Phase Separation for Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells Incorporating Conjugated‐Polyelectrolytes

YW Han, JY Choi, YJ Lee, EJ Ko… - Advanced Materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid organic solar cells are made through a simple one‐pot coating process with
conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPEs), poly [9, 9‐bis (4′‐sulfonatobutyl) fluorenealt …

Compatibility and mechanical properties of gelatin‐filled polybutylene succinate composites

M Zhang, Y Li, L Wang, S Li - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Gelatin nanoparticles (GNPs) with small size (200 nm) have been prepared by two‐step
solvent removal method using glutaraldehyde as crosslinking agent. The formation …